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  1. Library Resource
    April, 2014
    Global

    In July 2001, the extractive industries
    review (EIR) was initiated with the appointment of Dr. Emil
    Salim, former Minister of the Environment for Indonesia, as
    eminent person to the review. The EIR was designed to engage
    all stakeholders-governments, nongovernmental organizations
    (NGOs), indigenous peoples' organizations, affected
    communities and community-based organizations, labor unions,
    industry, academia, international organizations, and the

  2. Library Resource
    April, 2014

    In July 2001, the extractive industries
    review (EIR) was initiated with the appointment of Dr. Emil
    Salim, former Minister of the Environment for Indonesia, as
    eminent person to the review. The EIR was designed to engage
    all stakeholders-governments, nongovernmental organizations
    (NGOs), indigenous peoples' organizations, affected
    communities and community-based organizations, labor unions,
    industry, academia, international organizations, and the

  3. Library Resource
    June, 2012
    Afghanistan

    This report is about how to
    progressively reduce over time Afghanistan's dependence
    on opium - currently the country's leading economic
    activity - by development initiatives and shifting economic
    incentives toward sustainable legal livelihoods.
    Specifically, the report identifies additional investments
    and policy and institutional measures to support development
    responses that can counterbalance the economic advantages of

  4. Library Resource
    May, 2014

    Proper stewardship of revenue from the
    oil, gas, and mining industries has tremendous potential to
    lift people out of poverty and contribute to sustainable
    development. These industries create jobs directly and
    indirectly, transfer technologies and knowledge, and
    generate significant income. These benefits provide
    governments with a financial base for infrastructure
    development and social service delivery. The extractive

  5. Library Resource
    May, 2014

    The fundamental rationale behind
    Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) is that
    increased transparency and knowledge of revenues from the
    extractive industries will empower citizens and institutions
    to hold governments accountable. By implementing EITI at the
    sub national level, countries could reduce opportunities for
    mismanagement or diversion of funds from sustainable
    development purposes, especially for prominent oil, gas, or

  6. Library Resource
    March, 2012
    Nigeria

    The relatively slow pace of
    Nigeria's development has often been attributed to the
    phenomenon of the resource curse whereby the nature of the
    state as a "rentier" dilutes accountability for
    development and political actors are able to manipulate
    institutions to sustain poor governance. The impact of the
    political elite's resource-control and allocation of
    revenues on core democratic mechanisms is central to

  7. Library Resource
    March, 2013

    This overview paper positions the
    question of benefit sharing in the context of REDD plus. It
    shares findings from a cursory review of a sample of
    Readiness Preparation Proposals (RPP) for REDD plus
    submitted to the Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF).
    It deconstructs the concept of benefit sharing. It also
    provides a summary of the main findings from three recent
    studies on benefit sharing that were financed by the Program

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